Health & Wellness Archives – The Buckeye Flame

Doctors can refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients in several states…including Ohio

By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● April 23, 2026

These religious exemption laws lead to drops in HIV testing.

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There’s a name for secretly removing a condom during sex without consent: stealthing

By The 19th ● Health & Wellness ● April 21, 2026

Nonconsensual condom removal and other forms of reproductive coercion can have grave consequences, but few states offer recourse for survivors.

An image showing a woman fading away into a six-foot deep hole.

‘They’re erased’: When trans people are misgendered after death, the consequences extend beyond paper

By The 19th ● Transgender ● April 6, 2026

The way people are accounted for and processed after death in regard to sex and gender remains ‘in the Dark Ages’ – often representing a loss of self that weighs heavily on the minds of trans people.

Better Together: Equitas Health announces new Strategic Plan to renew commitment to community

By Equitas Health ● Health & Wellness ● April 1, 2026

The new Strategic Plan was informed by input from more than 700 patients and community supporters.

Ohio Supreme Court hears case on health care ban for transgender youth

By H.L. Comeriato ● Transgender ● March 30, 2026

The case dates to 2024, when the ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf two 12-year-old transgender girls and their parents challenging the “SAFE Act.”

Caracole invites Ohio community to ‘Get Your Wig On’ at annual Cincinnati AIDS Walk + Run on 3/29

By Ohio LGBTQ+ Events ● HIV & AIDS ● March 14, 2026

Cincinnati’s nonprofit devoted to positively changing lives in the fight against HIV hosts annual AIDS Walk + 5K/10K Run

Columbus Archery offers LGBTQ+ Ohioans healing, community and a new target

By H.L. Comeriato ● Health & Wellness ● February 11, 2026

‘This is a sport that was given to us by Black and brown people so long ago, so why aren’t more Black and brown people doing this?’

How one Ohio sexologist is helping people reclaim pleasure on purpose

By Guest Commentary ● Health & Wellness ● February 6, 2026

‘Every human wanting to experience orgasm should have the best of all of them, each and every time. Solo or otherwise.’

Central Outreach Wellness Center has moved into a new and improved Columbus space

By Central Outreach Wellness Center ● Health & Wellness ● February 5, 2026

“This new location helps us show up fully for Columbus, today and for years to come.”

Winter discussion sessions in Knox County give rural LGBTQ+ Ohioans a voice

By Ben Jodway ● Rural ● February 2, 2026

The first session took attendees from ‘discomfort to comfort’